Statoil has resolved to concentrate even more strongly on offshore wind turbines as part of its strategy for renewable energy. This decision reflects the strong international growth in this segment, combined with the group’s unique offshore experience from the oil and gas industry. As part of its co
London Array is an energetic project which consists in a large wind farm of 271 turbines. The wind farm would be located more than 20km (12 miles) from the Kent and Essex coasts in the outer Thames Estuary, one of the three strategic areas the UK Government has identified for offshore wind farm deve
Ireland could start producing more than ten times its current power demand from its seas and coastline according to a new report.The… (edie) [mappress] Source: edie, November 09, 2010;
Spain’s first scheduled offshore project has expanded its planned capacity by 25MW to 70MW and brought on board a number of heavyweight… By Michael McGovern (windpowermonthly) [mappress] Source: windpowermonthly, November 09, 2010;
POLITICAL leaders from all parties have joined forces to call on David Cameron to intervene after it emerged an Essex port will lose out on… By James Hore and Alistair Nelson (eadt) [mappress] Source: eadt, November 09, 2010;
More and more multi‐national companies have discovered wind energy as a growth market and are getting involved in the production of wind turbines as well as the development and operation of onand offshore wind farms. By the end of 2010, wind farms all over the world with a total installed power of 2
Statkraft has entered into long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with two independently owned wind farms in Scotland and Wales. The agreements mark the launch of Statkraft’s Renewable Power Purchase business in the United Kingdom and was announced at the RenewableUK 2010 Conference in Glasgow.
The wind farm developer, PNE WIND AG, continued on its successful course during the first nine months of the 2010 financial year. The company was able to increase the operating result (EBIT), the definitive key value for the wind farm project developer, to 7.9 million euros after having posted an EB
Steve Sawyer, CEO of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and a panel chair at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2011, Jan 17-20, in… (zawya) [mappress] Source: zawya, November 08, 2010;
The offshore wind workboat Performer will soon be delivered to Northern Offshore Services in Sweden and will go straight into duty in an… By Jocelyn Redfern (maritimepropulsion) [mappress] Source: maritimepropulsion, November 08, 2010;
The outlook for Northern Europe’s offshore wind industry couldn’t be any stronger. With £60 million pledged from the Coalition Government, the UK is now not only the largest offshore wind market globally, but is also moving from strength to strength, growing in confidence, and here to stay. Not to f
The company that provides helicopters to the police and other emergency services is considering selling a stake to a private equity firm. By Ben Harrington and Helia Ebrahimi (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, November 08, 2010;
Michigan is poised to be a top-tier wind energy producer in the United States. But standing in its way is a “vocal minority” who are… By Andy Balaskovitz (lansingcitypulse) [mappress] Source: lansingcitypulse, November 08, 2010;
Drydocks World announced today (Saturday November 6) the launch of the highly versatile, self-contained jack-up construction vessel, Nora… (ameinfo) [mappress] Source: ameinfo, November 08, 2010;
